Specialization

Metal Biotransformations with focus on Metalloids

Email

ntejoprakash@thapar.edu

Biography

Dr. N.Tejo Prakash is associated with Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, India, since 2003. He received his MS from SV University, India and his PhD from Pondicherry University, India. He worked as post-doctoral visitor at Blaustein Desert Research Institute, Israel and Defence Research and Development Organization, India. He was a Visiting Professor to University of Manchester, UK; Pennsylvania State University, USA; and Ritsumeikan University, Japan. He is also a research advisory board member at Xian Jiaotong University, China.

His research group is presently working in the areas of Selenium biotransformations, bioaccessibility and bioactivity of environmental toxicants. As an offshoot exploration, the group is also exploring biogenesis of selenium nanoparticles and their biological and environmental applications. The group has published more than 75 articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Research Tags/ Areas

Selenium – biotransformations, bioavailability and bioactivity

Research and Professional Experience

Research Interests in the area of Selenium in Environment and Health:

• Microbial Biotransformation and nanoparticle biogenesis

• Speciation and bioaccessibility from dietary matrices

• Bioavailability and bioactivity in in vitro & in vivo systems

Supervision of Sponsored Projects

1. National Projects

Bilateral Projects

Details of Research Publications 

SCI Journals

1. Kaur T, Tejo Prakash N, Reddy MS, 2024, Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Ameliorate Selenium Stress and Increase Antioxidant Potential of Zea mays in Seleniferous Soil, Biological Trace Element Research, doi: 10.1007/s12011-024-04410-2. [IF: 3.70]
2. Anmol, Dey P, Mihara H, Prakash R, Tejo Prakash N, 2024, Facile synthesis of selenium nanoparticles and stabilization using exopolysaccharide from endophytic fungus, Nigrospora gullinensis, and their bioactivity study. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, doi: 10.1007/s13399-024-05870-1. [IF: 3.50]
3. Anmol, Jaiswal SK, Prakash R, Mihara H, Tejo Prakash N, 2024, Selenium nanoparticles synthesized and stabilized by fungal extract exhibited enhanced bioactivity, Journal of Cluster Science, 35: 1-13 [IF: 2.80]
4. Sharma A, Melo JS, Prakash R, Tejo Prakash N, 2023, Biomass suspension catalyzed generation of various alkyl esters from acid oil and virgin cotton seed oil. Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, 42: 34-40 [IF: 1.80]
5. Rath SK, Kaur G, Sharma A, Anmol, Prakash R, Mandal S, Tejo Prakash N, 2023, Whole cell lipase catalytic synthesis of short-chain fragrance esters using Aspergillus flavus, Letters in Drug Design Discovery, 21: 1208 - 1213 [IF: 1.09]
6. Kaur T, Chadha A, Tejo Prakash N, Reddy MS, 2022, Plant growth promotion and selenium accumulation in Zea mays by rhizobacteria isolated from natural seleniferous soils, CLEAN – Soil, Air, Water, 2100417 [IF: 1.77]
7. Girdhar N, Kansal H, Garg K, Sharma S, Prabhu S, Chopra V, Tinkov AA, Skalny AV, Tejo Prakash N, 2022, Correlation of serum selenium in asthma patients with severity of the disorder. Biological Trace Element Research, 200:  4949–4954 [IF: 3.74]
8. Kaur T, Vashist A, Tejo Prakash N, Reddy MS, 2022, Role of Selenium‑Tolerant Fungi on Plant Growth Promotion and Selenium Accumulation of Maize Plants Grown in Seleniferous Soils. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 233: e17 [IF: 2.52]

9. Skalny AV, Aschner M, Lei X, Gritshenko VA, Santamaria A, Alekseenko SI, Tejo Prakash N, Chang J-S, Sizova EA, Chao JCJ, Aaseth J, Tinkov AA, 2021, Gut microbiota as a mediator of essential and toxic effects of zinc in the intestines and other tissues, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22: 13074 [IF: 5.92]

10. Shimizu A, Tobe, R, Aono, R, Inoue M, Hagita S, Kiriyama K, Toyotake Y, Ogawa T, Kurihara,T, Goto K, Tejo Prakash N, Mihara H, 2021, Initial step of selenite reduction via thioredoxin for bacterial selenoprotein biosynthesis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22: e10965 [IF: 5.92]

11. Inoue M, Hirose Y, Tobe R, Saito S, Aono R, Tejo Prakash N, Mihara H, 2021, Complete genome sequence of Pseudomonas stutzeri strain F2a isolated from a seleniferous soil, Microbiology Resource Announcements, 10: e0063121. [IF: 0.88]

12. Aulakh MK, Pal B, Vaishnav A, Tejo Prakash N, 2021, Biosynthesized monodispersed spherical Se co-catalyst nanoparticles impregnated over ZnO for 4-chloroguaiacol degradation under solar irradiations, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 1: 104892. [IF: 5.91]

13. Kirichuk, A.A., Skalnaya, M.G., Tinkov, A.A., Ajsukova, O.P., Tejo Prakash, N., Jaiswal, S.K., Prakash, R., Graveklis, A.R., Zhang, F., Guo, X., Skalny, A.V., 2021, Profiling of selenium and other trace elements in breads from rice and maize cultivated in a seleniferous areas of Punjab (India), Journal of Food Science and Technology, 58:  825–833.  [IF: 2.70]

14. Kaur A, Bhardwaj N, Kaur A, Abida K, Tejo Prakash N, Ali A, Prakash R, 2021, Proton nuclear magnetic resonance based method for the quantification of epoxidized methyl oleate, Journal of American Oil Chemists Society, 98: 139-147. [IF: 1.85]

15. Sharma A, Melo JS, Prakash R, Tejo Prakash N, 2021, Lab-scale production of biodiesel form soybean acid oil using immobilized whole cells as catalysts. Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, 39: 443-454. [IF: 2.18]

16. Nain P, Jaiswal SK, Tejo Prakash N, Prakash R, Gupta SK, 2020, Influence of acyl acceptor blends on the ester yield and fuel properties of biodiesel generated by whole-cell catalysis of cottonseed oil, Fuel, 259: 116258.  [IF: 6.61]

17. Skalnaya M, Tejo Prakash N, Skalny A, Ajsuvakova O, Jaiswal S, Prakash R,  Grabeklis A, Kirichuk A, Regula J, Zhang F, Guo X, Tinkov AA, 2019, Wheat bread from selenium-enriched wheat (Triticum aestivum) as a dietary source of selenium and other elements, Biological Trace Element Research, 192: 10-17.  [IF: 3.74]

18. Dhanjal NI, Sharma S, Prabhu KS, Tinkov AA, Skalny A, Skalnaya M, Ajsuvokova O, Zhang F, Guo X, Tejo Prakash N, 2019, Selenium rich rice modulates the expression of prostaglandin genes in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages, Food and Function, 10: 3839-3846.  [IF: 5.40]

19. Sharma A, Melo JS, Tejo Prakash N, Prakash R, 2018, Effect of feedstocks and chain lengths of alcohols on the whole-cell catalyzed generation of alkyl esters, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 40: 2612-2619. [IF: 3.45]

20. Jaiswal SK, Prakash R, Skalny AV, Skalnaya MG, Grabeklis AR, Skalnaya AA, Tinkov AA, Zhang F, Guo X, Tejo Prakash N, 2018, Synergistic effect of selenium and UV-B radiation in enhancing antioxidant level of wheatgrass grown from selenium rich wheat, Journal of Food Biochemistry, DoI: 10.1111/jfbc.12577. [IF: 2.72]

21. Ning Y, Wang X, Zhang P, Skalny VA, Tejo Prakash N, Li, Zhou R, Lammi M, Zhang F and Guo X, 2018, Imbalance of dietary nutrients and the associated differentially expressed genes and pathways may play important roles in juvenile Kashin-Beck disease, Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 50: 441-460.  [IF: 3.85]

22. Skalnaya M, Jaiswal SK, Prakash R, Tejo Prakash N, Grabeklis AR, Zhegalova IV, Zhang F, Guo X, Tinkov AA, Skalny, AV, 2018, The level of toxic elements in edible crops from seleniferous area (Punjab, India), Biological Trace Element Research, 184: 523-528.  [IF: 3.74]

23. Solovyev N, Tejo Prakash N, Bhatia P, Prakash R, Drobyshev E, Michalke B, 2018, Selenium-rich mushrooms cultivation on a wheat substrate from seleniferous area in Punjab, India,  Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology 50: 362-366.  [IF: 3.85]

24. Verma A. Tejo Prakash N, Toor AP, Bansal P, Sangal VK, Kumar A, 2018, Concentrating and non-concentrating slurry and fixed bed solar reactors for degradation of herbicide Isoproturon, Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 140:021006:1-9.  [IF: 2.38]

25. Sharma A, Melo JS, Tejo Prakash N, Prakash R, 2018, Fuel properties of blend and biodiesel generated from acid oil using whole cell biocatalyst, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 40: 148-154.  [IF: 3.45]

26. Jaiswal SK, Prakash R, Prabhu KS, Tejo Prakash N, 2018, Bioaccessible selenium sourced from Se-rich mustard cake facilitates protection from TBHP induced cytotoxicity in melanoma cells, Food and Function, 9: 1998-2004.  [IF: 5.40]

27. He A, Wang W, Tejo Prakash N, Tinkov AA, Skalny AV, Wen Y, Hao J, Guo X, Zhang F 2017, Integrating Genome-Wide Association Study Summaries and Element-gene Interaction Datasets Identified Multiple Associations between Elements and Complex Diseases. Genetic Epidemiology, 42:168-173.  [IF: 2.14]

28. Sharma A, Tejo Prakash N, Prakash R, 2017, Fungus mediated generation of ethyl ester using acid oil as substrate. Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy, 36: 1840-1846. [IF: 2.43]

29. Gatiatulina ER, Nemereshina ON, Suliburska J, Tejo Prakash N, Anastasia A. Skalnaya AA, Nikonorov AA, Skalny AV, Tinkov AA, 2017, Comparative analysis on the effect of Plantago species aqueous extracts on tissue trace element content in rats, Biological Trace Element Research, 179: 79-90. [IF: 3.74]

30. Dhanjal NI, Sharma S, Prabhu KS, Tejo Prakash N, 2017, Selenium supplementation through Se-rich dietary matrices can upregulate the anti-inflammatory responses in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated murine macrophages, Food and Agricultural Immunology, 28: 1374-1392. [IF: 3.10]

31. Kumar A, Toor AP, Tejo Prakash N, Bansal P, Sangal VK, 2017, Stability and durability studies of TiO2 coated immobilized system for the degradation of imidaclorprid. New Journal of Chemistry 41: 6296-6304. [IF: 3.60]

32. Aulakh S, Sharma A, Tejo Prakash N, Prakash R, 2017, Biocatalyzed esterification of oleic acid using cell suspension and dried biomass of Aspergillus sp. RBD01. Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, 37:125-130. [IF: 2.18]

33. Ahluwalia S, Tejo Prakash N, Prakash R, Pal B, 2016, Improved degradation of methyl orange dye using bio co-catalyst Se nanoparticles impregnated ZnS photocatalyst under UV radiation, Chemical Engineering Journal, 306: 1041-1048. [IF: 13.27]

34. Dhanjal NI, Sharma S, Tejo Prakash N, 2016, Quantification and in-vitro bioaccessibility of selenium from Osborne fractions of Se rich cereal grains, Cereal Chemistry, 93: 339-343. [IF: 1.98]

35. Gangwar, AK, Tejo Prakash N, Prakash, R. 2016, An eco-friendly approach: Incorporating a xylanase stage at various places in ECF and chlorine-based bleaching of Eucalyptus pulp, BioResources. 11: 5381-5388. [IF: 1.61]

36. Gangwar AK, Tejo Prakash N, Prakash R, 2015, Amenability of Acacia and Eucalyptus hardwood pulps in elemental chlorine-free bleaching: Application and efficacy of microbial xylanase. BioResources, 10: 8404-8413.  [IF: 1.61]

37. Jaiswal SK, Prakash R, Tejo Prakash N. 2015, Selenium in storage proteins of wheat cultivated on selenium impacted soils of Punjab, India. Acta Alimentaria, 44: 235-241.  [IF: 1.00]

38. Gupta S, Goyal R, Tejo Prakash N, 2014, Biosequestration of lead using Bacillus strains isolated from seleniferous soils and sediments of Punjab. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 21: 10186-10193.  [IF: 4.22]

39. Bhatia P, Prakash R, Tejo Prakash N, 2014, Enhanced antioxidant properties as a function of selenium uptake by edible mushrooms cultivated on selenium-accumulated waste post-harvest wheat and paddy residues, International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture, 3: 127-132. 

40. Bhatia P, Bansal C, Prakash R, Tejo Prakash N. 2014, Selenium uptake and associated anti-oxidant properties in Pleurotus fossulatus cultivated on wheat straw from seleniferous fields. Acta Alimentaria, 43: 280-287.  [IF: 1.00]

41. Gangwar AK, Tejo Prakash N, Ranjana Prakash, 2014, Applicability of microbial xylanases in paper pulp bleaching: A Review. BioResources, 9: 3733-3754. [IF: 1.61]

42. Verma A, Tejo Prakash N, Toor AP. 2014, Photocatalytic Degradation of Herbicide Isoproturon in TiO₂ Aqueous Suspensions: Study of Reaction Intermediates and Degradation Pathway. Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy, 33: 402-409. [IF: 2.43]

43. Verma A, Tejo Prakash N, Toor AP. 2014, An efficient TiO₂ coated immobilization system for degradation studies of herbicide isoproturon: Durability studies. Chemosphere, 109: 7-13. [IF: 7.09]

44. Sharma A, Verma A, Luxami V, Melo JS, D’Souza SFD, Tejo Prakash N, Prakash R. 2013, A New ¹H NMR based derivation for quantification of alkyl esters generated using biocatalysis. Energy and Fuels 27: 2660-2664.  [IF: 3.61]

45. Aulakh SS, Tejo Prakash N, Prakash R. 2013, Transesterification of triglycerides by dried biomass of Aspergillus sp. Journal of Oleo Science, 62: 297-303.  [IF: 1.60]

46. Bhatia P, Aureli F, D’Amato M, Prakash R, Cameotra SS, Tejo Prakash N, Cubadda, F. 2013, Selenium bioaccessibility and speciation in biofortified Pleurotus mushrooms grown on selenium-rich agricultural residues. Food Chemistry, 140: 225-230.  [IF: 7.51]

47. Bhatia P, Prakash R, Tejo Prakash N, 2013, Selenium uptake by edible oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus sp.) from selenium-hyperaccumulated agricultural residues. Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology, 59: 69-72. [IF: 1.42]

48. Aureli F, Ouerdane L, Bierla K, Szpunar J, Tejo Prakash N, Cubadda, F. 2012, Identification of selenosugars and other low-molecular weight selenium metabolites in high-selenium cereal crops. Metallomics, 4: 968-978. [IF: 4.53]

49. Jaiswal S, Prakash R, Acharya R, Reddy AVR, Tejo Prakash N, 2012, Selenium content in seed, oil and oil cake of Se hyperaccumulated Brassica juncea (Indian Mustard) cultivated in seleniferous region of India. Food Chemistry, 134: 401-404. [IF: 7.51]

50. Jaiswal S, Prakash R, Acharya R, Nathaniel TN, Reddy AVR, Tejo Prakash N, 2012, Bioaccessibility of selenium from Se rich food grains of seleniferous region of Punjab, India as analyzed by Instrumental and Chemical NAA. CyTA Journal of Food, 10: 160-164. [IF: 2.26]

51. Dhir A, Tejo Prakash N, Sud D, 2012, Coupling of solar assisted advanced oxidative and biological treatment for degradation of agro-residue based soda bleaching effluent. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 19: 3906-3913. [IF: 4.22]

52. Dhir A, Tejo Prakash N, Sud D, 2012, Comparative studies on TiO₂/ ZnO photocatalyzed degradation of 4-chlorocatechol and bleach mill effluents. Desalination and Water Treatment, 46: 196-204. [IF: 1.25]

53. Gupta S, Goyal R, Nirwan J, Cameotra SS and Tejo Prakash N, 2012, Biosequestration, transformation and volatilization of mercury by Lysinibacillus fusiformis isolated from Industrial effluent. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 22: 684-689. [IF: 2.35]

54. Singh M, Tejo Prakash N, 2012, Characterisation of phosphate solubilising bacteria in sandy loam soil under chickpea cropping system. Indian Journal of Microbiology, 52: 167-173. [IF: 2.46]

55. Dhir A, Tejo Prakash N, Sud D, 2011. Studies on coupled biological and photochemical treatment of soda pulp bleaching effluents from agro residue based pulp and paper mill. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 86: 1508-1513. [IF: 3.17]

56. Bansal P, Dhir A, Tejo Prakash N, Sud D., 2011, Environmental remediation of wastewater containing azo dyes with a heterostructured nanophotocatalyst. Indian Journal of Chemistry, 50A: 991-995 [IF: 0.50]

57. Singh M, Khanna S, Tejo Prakash N, 2010. Influence of cellulolytic bacteria augmentation on organic carbon and available phosphorus in sandy loam soil under cultivation. Journal of Agricultural Science, 2: 137-145. [IF: 7.09]

58. Tejo Prakash N, Sharma N, Prakash R, Acharya R, 2010. Removal of selenium from Se enriched natural soils by a consortium of Bacillus isolates. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 84: 214-218. [IF: 2.15]

59. Tejo Prakash N, Sharma N, Prakash R, Nathaniel N, Acharya R, Reddy AVR, 2010. Selenium fortification and pro/anti-oxidant responses in Allium cepa (onion plant) cultivated in Se supplemented soils. Experimental Agriculture, 46: 531-540.  [IF: 2.12]

60. Cubadda F, Aureli A, Ciardullo S, D’Amato M, Raggi A, Acharya R, Reddy AVR, Tejo Prakash N, 2010. Changes in selenium speciation associated with increasing tissue concentration of selenium in wheat grain. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 58: 2295-2301. [IF: 5.28]

61. Gupta S, Ranjana Prakash, Pearce CI, Pattrick RAD, Hery M, Lloyd JR, Tejo Prakash N, 2010. Selenium mobilization by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (SNT-SG1) isolated from seleniferous soils from India, Geomicrobiology Journal, 27: 35-42. [IF: 2.31]

62. Mathur, C., Prakash, R., Ali, A., Kaur, J., Cameotra, S.S., Tejo Prakash, N., 2010. Emulsification and tranesterification of oil by a soil borne fungus, Syncephalastrum racemosum. Defence Science Journal, 60: 251-254. [IF: 0.73]

63. Tejo Prakash N, Sharma N, Ranjana Prakash, Raina KK, Fellowes J, Pearce CI, Lloyd JR, Pattrick RAD, 2009. Aerobic microbial manufacture of nanoscale selenium: Exploiting nature’s bionanomineralization potential. Biotechnology Letters, 31: 1857-1862. [IF: 2.46]

64. Sharma N, Prakash, R, Srivastava A, Sadana US, Acharya R, Tejo Prakash N, Reddy AVR, 2009. Profile of selenium in soil and crops in seleniferous area of Punjab, India by neutron activation analysis. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 281: 59-62. [IF: 1.37]

65. Arun Kapoor, Ranjana Prakash, Tejo Prakash N, 2003. Predictive Biotransformation of Potential Toxic Chemicals, Chemicke Listy, 97: 472-473. [IF: 0.38]

66. Tejo Prakash N, Rao KSJ, 1995. Modulations in anti-oxidant enzymes in different tissues of marine bivalve Perna viridis during heavy metal exposure. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 146: 107-113. [IF: 3.40]

67. Tejo Prakash N, Naidu KS, Rao KSJ, 1994. Metal content in selected tissues and shell of Perna viridis L. from Pondicherry, East Coast of India, Chemistry and Ecology, 9: 1-6. [IF: 2.24]

Non-SCI Journals:

1. Edrisi SA, Sarkar P, Son J, Tejo Prakash N, Baral H, 2022, Assessing the realization of global land Restoration: A meta analysis. Anthropocene Science, 1: 170-194

2. Skalnaya M, Jaiswal SK, Prakash R, Tejo Prakash N,  Grabeklis AR, Zhegalova IV, Zhang F, Guo X, Tinkov AA, Skalny, AV, 2018, The effect of cultivation of seleniferous soils on the level of macroelements in cereals. Trace Elements in Medicine 18: 8-12.

3. Jaiswal SK, Tejo Prakash N, Prakash R, 2016, ¹H NMR Based Quantification of Ethyl Ester in Biodiesel: A Comparative Study of Product-Dependent Derivations, Analytical Chemistry Letters, 6: 518-525.

4. Bhatia P, Pandey S, Prakash R, Tejo Prakash N, 2014, Enhanced anti-oxidant activity as a function of selenium hyperaccumulation in Agaricus bisporus cultivated on Se-rich agri-residues. Journal of Biologically Active Products from Nature, 4: 354-364.

5. Gandhi UH, Tejo Prakash N, Prabhu KS. 2013, Selenoproteins and their role in oxidative stress and inflammation. Current Chemical Biology, 7: 65-73.

6. Vidyalakshmi C and Tejo Prakash N, 2009, In-situ bioremediation of chlorpyrifos in cotton fields: Possible role of plant-microbe interactions. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 3: 543-550.

7. Singh M, Tejo Prakash N, Khanna S, 2009, Fingerprinting of cellulose degrading bacteria from agricultural soils, Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 3: 143-150.

8. Sekhon KK, Tejo Prakash N, Khanna, S, 2009, Cloning, expression and genetic regulation of a biosurfactant gene for bioremediation of hydrophobic chemical compounds, Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 3: 49-58.

9. Sekhon KK, Tejo Prakash N, Khanna S, 2009. Cloning and expression of a biosurfactant gene from endosulfan degrading Bacillus sp. Biotechnology, 8: 235-241.

10. Yadav V, Sharma N, Prakash R, Raina, KK, Bharadwaj LM, Tejo Prakash N, 2008. Generation of selenium containing nano-structures by soil bacterium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Biotechnology, 7: 299-304.

11. Yadav SS, Garg MK, Prakash R, Tejo Prakash N, 2007. Selenium induced reduction in pyrene toxicity in bacteria, Environmental Informatics Archives, 5: 690-693.

12. Shikha Yadav, Gupta S, Ranjana Prakash, Tejo Prakash N, Spallholz JE, 2007. Selenium uptake by Allium cepa in Se-spiked soils, Am-Eur Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. 6: 81-84.

13. Sharma N, Kumar A, Prakash R, Tejo Prakash N, 2007. Selenium accumulation and Se-induced anti-oxidant activity in Allium cepa.  Environmental Informatics Archives, 5: 328-336.

14. Ahluwalia SS, Ahluwalia, DK, Goyal D,  Tejo Prakash N, 2008, Lead uptake by fungal isolates from bio-contaminated diesel. Indian Journal of Environmental Science, 12: 103-105.

15. Ghosh M, Tejo Prakash N, Ganguli A, 2004, Quality Issues of Kinnow-mandarin juices sold by street vendors, ASEAN Food Journal, 13: 143-148.

16. Singh M, Tejo Prakash N, Khanna S, 2008, Influence of diversified cropping pattern on microbial activity and population dynamics in agricultural soils, Research on Crops, 9: 593-598.

17. Kaplan D, Tejo Prakash N, Abeliovich A, 1998. Glutathione Induced recovery in Chlorella Cells from metal toxicity, Fresinius Environmental Bulletin, 7: 153-159.

18. Tejo Prakash N, Rao KSJ, Sivasankaran MAS, Reddy SS, 1996, Metal content in shells of green mussel, Perna viridis L. in East coast of India, Journal of Aquatic Biology, 11: 24-30

19. Tejo Prakash N, Naidu KS, Rao KSJ, 1994, Metals in marine waters and bivalves from coastline of India, Indian Journal of Aquatic Biology, 4: 1-6

20. Tejo Prakash N, Naidu KS, 1993, Observations on the physical measurements and condition indices in marine bivalve, Perna viridis L., Fresinius Environmental Bulletin, 2: 730- 734

21. Tejo Prakash N, Rao KSJ, 1993, Relationship between the metal content in bivalve shell and its physical parameters, Fresinius Environmental Bulletin, 2: 509-513.

Conference Presentations in last 5 Years:

• International : 05  [Total : 43]

• National : 02 [Total : 11]

Supervision of Doctoral Theses

Completed – 14; Ongoing - 03

1. Biochemical and genetic aspects of endosulfan degradation– Mohit Garg (2009)

2. Soil-Microbe interactions and its impact on Se uptake in Allium species – Neetu Sharma (2010)

3. Genetic regulation of biosurfactant production of bacterial isolates– Kamaljeet K. Sekhon (2010)

4. Molecular approaches for chlorpyrifos degradation – Vidhalakshmi (2010)

5. Molecular markers for cellulose degrading microbial community ecology for sustainable development - Machiavelli (2010)

6. Studies on role of microorganisms in mobilization of selenium from seleniferous soils – Saurabh Gupta (2012)

7. Studies on coupled photocatalytic and biological process for degradation of pulp and paper mill effluents – Amit Dhir (2012)

8. Fungus mediated transesterification of triglycerides – Satnam Singh (2012)

9. Studies on biofortification of selenium in edible mushrooms – Poonam Bhatia (2014)

10. Degradation of pesticides in groundwater using advanced oxidation processes (2014)

11. Development of xylanase based pulp bleaching process– Avdesh Gangwar (2016)

12. Bioaccessibility of selenium in wheat, rice and mustard grown in seleniferous soils and its  bioactivity – Sumit Jaiswal (2016)

13. Anti-inflammatory responses of bioavailable selenium from selenium rich cereal grains – Noorpreet I. Dhanjal (2017)

14. Whole-cell catalyzed generation of alkyl esters from acid oils - Anirudh Sharma (2018)

Supervision of Master’s Theses in last 05 years: 08 [Total :: Completed - 32: Ongoing – 01]

Honours and Recognitions